Town Hall · Roachdale

Roachdale, IN town hall & government

Roachdale spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,301 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Roachdale's government.

Town budget

Where Roachdale's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,301
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$1,905 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1 million52%
Administration & buildings
$280,00014%
Sewer & trash
$224,00011%
Roads & transportation
$212,00011%
Police
$79,0004%
Interest on debt
$78,0004%
Other
$90,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • From the state 15%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roachdale

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Roachdale didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Putnam Community Schools

Roachdale's K–12 school district, shared with Bainbridge, Clinton, Floyd, Franklin, Jackson and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,751
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,375
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 45%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $11,751 per pupil, $6,268 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Roachdale pay

Typical tax bill
$908
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$143,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Roachdale's government

Town hall & decisions in Roachdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roachdale

Roachdale is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Roachdale's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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